Reliving Chronic Non-malignant Pain of Elderly Individuals Using Aromatic Hand Massage

Summary

This randomized controlled study was conducted to determine the effect of hand aromatherapy massage on non-malignant chronic pain.

Total of 66 elderly individuals who had visited an algology outpatient polyclinic with a complaint of chronic non-malignant pain for at least three months were randomly assigned to the study. Participants were allocated to three groups and aromatherapy massage was done for those in the intervention group while odourless baby oil was used during the hand massage in the placebo group, those participants in the control group did not receive any type of intervention. Data collection was carried out using Individual Diagnosis Form, Visual Analogue Scale and Brief Pain Inventory. Before and after intervention, data collection forms were filled and pain level and vital signs were evaluated.

Participants pain severity after aromatherapy decreased by 42.24%. When comparing vital sign pre-post procedure; systolic blood pressure value for the placebo group was significantly lower. Right after intervention, pulse rate was significantly lower in aromatherapy and placebo groups while post intervention body temperature in aromatherapy group was found to be higher and statistically significant.

This study has shown that aromatherapy hand massage is effective on lowering pain level and positively influencing vital signs of elderly individuals with chronic non-malignant pain. Considering these beneficial effects, aromatherapy massage can be used as an independent nursing intervention in elderly individuals who are suffering from chronic pain.

Conditions

• Non-malignant Chronic Pain

Interventions

OTHER

massage with lavender essential oil mixed in a carrier oil

22 elderly participants received a one session M technique hand massage that lasted 10 minutes for both their hands and arms using 2% lavender essential oil diluted with odourless baby oil (12 drops of lavender essential oil mixed in 30 ml of carrier oil) was used to apply the M technique hand massage

OTHER

massage with odourless baby oil

odourless baby oil was used for the application of one session M technique hand massage on both hands and arms for 10 minutes for the 22 elderly participants.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Haben Tesfu Gebreselassie

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Meltem Uyar, Professor · Ege Unversity

• yasemin Yildirim, Professor · Ege Unversity

• Haben Tesfu Gebreselassie · Ege Unversity

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-05-01

Primary Completion

2019-08-30

Completion

2019-08-30

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations